A daring holdup in the Jewelry store of Abraham Edson, 135 Bowery, near Grand Street, was frustrated last night when Henry H. Edson, son of the proprietor, opened fire with an automatic pistol on two swarthy-skinned, undersized robbers and put them to flight. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on December 24, 1921, on Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: SHOTS HALT JEWEL HOLD-UP IN BOWERY; Proprietor's Son Begins to Fire When Two Swarthy Bandits Try to Rob Store. POLICEMAN 60 FEET AWAY But Robbers Escape Amid Shattering Glass as He Runs Towardthe Scene. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe